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Was Haman the high-priest of Amun? Members Public

Examining a proposed solution to a historical problem in the Qur'an Andrew Vargo Introduction In his paper, "Historicity of Haman as Mentioned in the Qur'an" (Islamic Quarterly, 1980, Volume XXIV, pp. 48-59), Sher Mohammad Syed attempts to partially rescue Muhammad's Qur'

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Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : On The Nature Of Hadith Collections Of Imam Bukhari & Muslim Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness On The Nature Of Hadth Collections Of Imm Bukhr & Muslim In a recent article, Khazraj, Ghoniem, Saifullah, and Hannan [who for the sake of brevity, will be referred to as KGSH] objected to a response that I wrote entitled Are There any Early Hadith? A

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Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness Are There Any Early Hadths? Jochen Katz wrote [in a newsgroup posting]: "don't become true just by age. The claim that Jesus is God is a lot older than the claim that the Qur'an is from God. I only have to

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Rebuttals to "Islamic Information" : What Jesus said about Fasting Members Public

Responses to "Islamic Information" What Jesus on whom be peace said about Fasting Shabir Ally writes: The Gospel of Matthew shows that Jesus "fasted forty days and forty nights" (Matthew 4:21). The Gospel of Luke adds the detail that "in those days he did

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Response to Islamic Awareness: Was 'Uzayr (Ezra) Called The Son Of God? Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness Was 'Uzayr (Ezra) Called The Son Of God? "Islamic Awareness" addresses a problematic statement in the Qur'an in this article, stating: 'Uzayr, who was exalted by a community of Jews, is identified as Ezra by Muslim commentators. The Qur'

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Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Refutation Of The So-Called Contradictions In The Qur'n vis-a-vis Earlier Revelation Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness Refutation Of The So-Called Contradictions In The Qur'n vis-a-vis Earlier Revelation Saifullah & Co.: Basically, the Christian missionaries' argument is circular. According to them, the Bible says such-and-such and the Qur'n says such-and-such; therefore it follows that it is a contradiction

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Response to Islamic Awareness: What Is The Source Of The Story Of Cain & Abel In The Qur'an: Pirke De-Rabbi Eli'ezer Or Midrash Tanhuma? Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness What Is The Source Of The Story Of Cain & Abel In The Qur'an: Pirke De-Rabbi Eli'ezer Or Midrash Tanhuma? or More Selective Quotations and ad hominem Attacks ? 1. Introduction In their latest effort to save the Qur'an from the

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Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : But What About The Story Of Cain & Abel In The Qur'n? Or The art of Selective Perception Members Public

Responses to Islamic Awareness But What About The Story Of Cain & Abel In The Qur'n? Or The Art of Selective Perception Saifullah and his team attempt to save the Qur'an from the accusation that the story of Cain and Abel was borrowed from Jewish literature,

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